'Z WOVE ,ER 19, 1940 T- E - I ] H- .f S ,it I- Y. Red Team Wins Annual Frosh Intrasquad Football Ti ilt, 6-0 don wirtchafter's SDAILY DOUBLE It Was A Noble Gesture.. Hats off to old Cornell. The Big Red's actions yesterday will long be remembered as one of the outstanding displays of sports- manship in the 20th century. It was a noble gesture, one that makes foot- ball worthwhile. For Cornell had much to lose by choosing the path it did. An unbeat- en record, a possible national cham- pionship were hurled to the wayside along with Saturday's victory over Dartmouth. Certainly there would have been much discussion about the matter if the school's officials had decided to let the matter ride and accept the triumph as another of those lucky breaks. They had a perfect right to do just that. The rules of the gridiron say that a game is over when the final gun sounds. The score on the board at that time is official. If every wrong decision by referees were to be changed, most of our foot- ball battles would never be decided. Hardly a game goes by in which some errors are not made.. Remember the "Wrong Down" Getchell story of three years back? Remember the poor decisions in the Michigan State- Michigan game of this year? These men in white are only hu- man. They can't see all of the hold- ing, clipping, or pass interference. They forget just like you and I. They get excited. Undoubtedly, that is what happened Saturday. Only secondA were left. Cornell was deep in Dart- mouth territory, very deep. The en- tire throng that jammed the Stadium was on its feet, cheering, shouting, yelling. That was the situation when Red Friesell, the referee, called the fifth sown play. Until we can obtain sup- ermen as our football officials, we have to expect things like that. This happened to be one of those major errors. Without the shadow of a doubt, the results of the game rested on it. The Big Red would not have played its first four downs differently if the fifth down had not been granted. It was a pure and simple gift, one that Cornell nei- ther expected nor counted on. With only six seconds remaining, there is no doubt that Dartmouth could have run through one play from its own 20 and carried off the triumph. But even then, Cornell didn't have to take the path it did. The Univer- sity could have abided by gridiron rules. It could have issued a "Too bad. We are indeed sorry" statement. Sure, there would have been criti- cisn. Certainly, every columnist in the nation would have turned out pages knocking the Big Red. 'But a year or two from now, the record books would have shown the score . .. Cornell 7, Dartmouth 3. That's all that counts then. That's all that history would have shown of the battle. The details would long have been forgotten. And those looking at the records would have automatically called Cor- nell a great football team in 1940. (They wouldn't have remembered that one of the Big Red's victories was won on a referee's error. That fact would have died out long before. Cornell had its choice yesterday of grabbing up glory in the future, or giving triumph where triumph was due. The Eastern college was on the spot, but fortunately, without win- ning, it chose the latter path. It was a wise decision. It set a precedent that will long be remem- bered. Cornell still has its glory. The Big Red team will be known as one of the best sports of its time. The age of chivalry is not yet gone. A Paramount Picture photographer was in town' yesterday taking snaps of Harmon, Westfall, Evashevski and Frutig as possibilities for its forth- coming All-American eleven. Varsity, Minus Kolesar, Holds Light Workout Michigan's varsity football squad went through a light conditioning drill yesterday afternoon as, it be- gan preparations for the season's finale Saturday at Columbus against Ohio State's disappointing Buck- eyes. Coach Fritz Crisler avoided all heavy work, concentrating on the task of keeping his players in shape and leaving the job of polishing up his defense and offense for later in the week. Sophomore Bob Kolesar, who sus- tained the only major injury of the Northwestern game when he was knocked groggy by a blow on the head in the second quarter, was ab- sent from the workout. Kolesar, who has been filling the guard post left vacant by the injured Milo Su- kup, was confined to the University Hospital, but he will be back in action today. Dr. George Hammond, team physi- cian, said the injury was not seri- ous, but that he had ordered Kole- sar to bed Suniday night "to be on the safe side." The lineman's condi- tion yesterday was such that another day's rest was deemed advisable. Delta Tau Delta Winner Delta Tau Delta won the only speedball game played yesterday, beating Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 7-4. Gordon Spooner and Dean Thomas each scored three points for the win- ners. Last Quarter Drive Cracks Blue Defense White Scores After Romo Makes 46-Yard Run; Victors Dominate Play By BUD HENDEL TM After knocking at the door for three periods the favored Red team put over a touchdown in the opening minute of the fourth quarter to beat a scrappy Blue eleven, 6-0, in the annual freshman game played at Ferry Field yesterday. Paul White, who performed bril- liantly during the whole tilt, carried the ball over on a 14 yard jaunt after Reino Romo had set up the touchdown with a spectacular 46 yard run down the sideline. The battle was much more one- sided than the score indicates. The powerful Red aggregation held pos- session of the ball for almost the entire game as they repeatedly launched drive after drive deep into Blue territory, only to be thrown back by a stubborn Blue defense within the shadows of the goal- posts. Blues Draw First Blood The Blues were the first to draw blood, as Don Boor passed to Walt Friehofer on the first play of the game to gain 22 yards and a first down on the Red 43. They stalled, however, and from then on the\pol- ished Red attack dominated the pic- ture. After an exchange of punts the Red team starteddownfield on their first drive of the day from their own 39. dWith White, Howard Val- lade, and Don Robinson carrying the ball the Reds advanced to the Blue's one foot line in a march featured by White's 34 yard trek to the Blue 21. But there theBlue line held. Boor punted to Robinson on the 50, and Don ran back 16 yards to the Blue 34. Then once again the Reds launched a ground-gaining off en- sive. White passed to Robinson to advance the ball to the 29, Robinson picked up 5 around right end, White ran 11 yards to the Blue 13, and Vallade smashed to the six where the offense died as Joseph batted down White's pass. Blue Line Finally Cracks In the third quarter the Reds again failed to score after marchings to the Blue 16 yard marker where Pritula, center forthe Blues, in- tercepted "Romo's pass to end the threat.1 But the Reds weren't to be denied. After Tom Kuzma had punted out on the Red 36, Romo swept around right end to gallop 46 yards for a first down on the Blue 18. This time the valiant Blue line, which had covered itself with glory by its heroic goal-line stands, could not hold back the surging Red wave. ' White swept left end for 4 yards and on the next play he cut back' over tackle to romp 14 yards for a touchdown. His placement attempt for the extra point was wide, but the battle was already won. Outstanding for the Reds was the smashing line play of guard Julius Franks and center Merv Pregulman, as well as White's all-star backfield performance. For the Blues fullback Tom Kuz- ma, tackle Pete Exner, and end Walt. Friehofer turned in masterful per- formances as they fought a game but losing battle. THE LINEUPS RedB NEW YORK. Nov. 18.--i-Even though most of the votes were cast before Cornell officially conceded vic- tory to Dartmouth, the Big Red team dropped from second place to fifth today in the sixth weekly Associated Press football ranking poll of the season. Minnesota, winning out over Texas A. and M., the 1939 champion, in a close race, finished first for the sec- ond straight week, the Aggies mean- while moving into the runnerup spot vacated by Cornell and Stanford ad- vancing from fourth place to third. Comparable to the Cornell slump was the rise in Boston College stock. The Eagles, 19-18 winners over Georgetown and wreckers of a Hoya unbeaten streak of 23 games, bene- fitted by that near-epic victory to the extent of a boost from eighth place to fourth. Only six teams received first-place votes from the 169 experts through- out the country. Minnesota, polling 68 for first and 66 for second, was ranked no worse than fourth by any- one and amassed 1,544 points. The Aggies, with 59 firsts, 51 seconds and nothing worse than fifth, got 1,485 points; Stanford, with the bulk of its support in 56 third-place nomina- tions, was named first by 24 and got 1,331 points, while Boston College, with 12, Cornell, with 6, and Ten- nessee with 3 were the others to be ranked first. Out of the top ten went Notre Dame, unimpressive winner over Army and Navy and 7-0 victim Sat- urday of Iowa. In place of the Irish came Nebraska, beaten only by Min- nesota and judged strong enough to get eighth place. Tennessee went down from fifth to sixth and Michi- gan from sixth to seventh, while Georgetown and Northwestern re- mained ninth and tenth. The standings, (first-place votes in parentheses)- Westfall Plunges For His First Score Minnesota Continues To Lead Country; Wolverines Seventh 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Minnesota Texas A.&M. Stanford Boston College Cornell (68) (59) (34) (12) (6) 1,544 1,485 1,331 1,043.5 885 851 821 329 318.5 105 Tennessee (3) Michigan........... Nebraska......... Georgetown ........ Northwestern ....... 4 . . . . , .:..: }. Bob Westfall, powerful Wolverine fullback, is shown scoring the first of his two touchdowns, this one in the opening period from the one- foot line as Michigan defeated Northwestern Saturday. Northwestern players in the picture are Butherus (30), Burke (40), Chambers (54), and Bauman (611). Michigan players are Rogers (78), Lockard (42), Wistert (11), and Frutig (87). r . v . ..... .... . Red Concedes Disputed Game To Dartmouth NEW YORK, Nov. 18. -(AP)- Through its own gracious refusal to accept a victory tainted by official error, Cornell today removed itself from the shrinking list of the na- tion's undefeated football teams, con- ceding that the game with Dart- mouth last Saturday rightfully was won by Dartmouth, 3 to 0. As undeniable proof rolled in, backed by a statement from Referee W. H. Friesell, Jr., that he was con- vinced he was in error, the "fifth- down" episode was ended, and with it ended a Cornell string of 18 games without defeat. Promptly AthleticCDirector James Lynah and Coach Carl Snavely of Cornell wired congratulations to Ath- letic Director William H. McCarter and Coach Earl Blaik of Dartmouth. McCarter as promptly accepted the victory, telegraphing the Cornell authorities: "Thank you for your wire. Dart- mouth accepts the victory and your congratulations, and salutes the Cor- nell team, the honorable and honored opponent of her longest unbroken football rivalry." Motion pictures, charts of football writers and Friesell's admission all blended into a picture which showed that Cornell had scored a supposedly winning touchdown when the ball should have been in Dartmouth's pos- session on its 20-yard line with less than six seconds to play. Cornell's last defeat prior to the Saturday game was inflicted by Syr- acuse in 1938 by a 19-17 score. I-M Football, S peedball Finals Played At Wines Field Tonight By BOB STAHL In what should be a fitting cli- max to the 19th year of Interfraterni- ty speedball competition and the sec- ond year of Residence Hall touch football, a double header has been scheduled tonight under lights at Wines Field to determine the titlists in the two sports. Fletcher Hall and Wenley House, both undefeated, unscored upon in their respective leagues, will meet at1 7:30 p.m. to fight it out for the touch football crown in the Second Annual Residence Halls finals. Wesley's great machine rode roughshod over its op- position to annex the West Quad- rangle title this year with an impres- sive total of 66 points scored in four games, the last being a 13-0 victory over Lloyd House, last year's cham- pions. Fletcher Hall took first place in the new East Quadrangle league, scoring 38 points in three games while successfully keeping their opponents from crossing their goal line. Fight For Speedball Crown At 8:30 p.m. Phi Delta Theta and Phi Kappa Psi, the two top teams in the Interfraternity speedball race, will meet to determine the winner of the crown held for the last -two years by Sigma Chi. Phi Kappa Psi, the runner-up in last year's playoffs, has gone through its season unde- feated this year, winning five games and rolling up a total of 50 points. Phi Delta Theta, who last held the title in 1937-38, is also undefeated, amassing 24 points in four games. The night affair is the sequel to a successful experiment by the Intra- mural Department last year, when they held the speedball finals under the lights of Wines Field for the first time. In spite of the bitter cold, a good crowd turned out to see Sigma Chi defeat Phi Kappa Psi, 12-7, and take its second straight champion- ship. Good Crowd Expected Tonight, as last year, there will be no admission charge. Programs will be furnished and announcers will broadcast both games over loud speakers, so that with a break from the weather man, another good sized crowd is expected to view the games. oo wat we've COLLARED! W V GOTTrBN oUR hands on the year's hand- somest shirts: Arrows, with the slickest patterns and the best-looking collars. We rec- ommend especially Arrows with the Kent (wide-spread) collar . . and the Dover (button-down) collar, Come and get some today. $2, up. 322 South Main AgRROWY U - ARROW SHIRTS are sold in downtown Ann Arbor at Lindenschmidt & Apfel 209 South Main %Pow . 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